On Aug 18, 12:36 am, Sharad Birmiwal <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have already tried http_proxy exporting with port 5000, but did not > > work. The 'supporter' also told that the connection to play on FICS is > > not a web (http) connection, but one to freechess.org, port 5000 or > > port 23. Actually it is through some java applet. > > > Is there a way out?? > > Probably is. Port 23 should be open for you. I am not sure of which > client you are using but there are some open source ones available > which should hopefully allow for specifying web proxies. Again, you > need to try experimenting with these things.
How can I check if port 23 is open for me? Sharad, stepwise answer is expected, which may also render the Yes/No possibility of solution to the problem. -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
